The Wee Farm: Where Kids, Horses & Healing Meet
In this episode of Touched by a Horse, Melisa welcomes Dr. Bonnie Laabs, educator, author, and founder of Minnesota's Wee Farm, a nonprofit dedicated to helping children and families reconnect with nature through meaningful interactions with animals. Bonnie shares her powerful personal journey from a childhood marked by trauma to earning a PhD in curriculum development and creating innovative, hands-on programs that blend STEM education, animal-assisted learning, and healing. Together, they discuss how experiences with horses and other farm animals can foster resilience, emotional regulation…
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